Dynamics that Keep Abuse in Place in a Church Setting, and How to Address Them
This is an updated version of a blog post I wrote for a domestic abuse shelter a while back. ***** A Christian church functions somewhere on a continuum from healthy to cult-like. A healthy church is one in which all members, including leaders, love and help each...Examining the Label of “Victim Mentality”
It is a negative label, and one of accusation. Always. I’ve been pondering this term for years, but recently a book coaching client of mine used the term in reference to himself, raising the subject anew for me. The one who makes the accusation of victim mentality is...3 Reasons Christians Fail to Care Well for Victims of Domestic Abuse (guest post by MaryEllen Bream)
MaryEllen Bream has been encouraging Christian mothers at her Imperfect Homemaker blog for several years. More recently, she has begun speaking up about domestic abuse on Facebook and at Hope for Hurting Wives. She has impressed me as a calm, steady voice in the world...The Problems with Jay Adams’ Nouthetic Counseling Works-Sanctification Doctrine
Before 2008 I was vaguely aware of Jay Adams’ nouthetic counseling. But in 2008 I read his little booklet Godliness Through Discipline, and I was incensed. At that time my understanding about abuse and abuse enablers was microscopic, but I had been studying the...
I’m Rebecca Davis, a trauma-informed writer, book coach, speaker, compassionate witness, prayer minister, and lover of Jesus who lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
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